An important aspect of the DID healing process is having healthy and happy experiences (corrective emotional experiences) to replace or “cover over” the negative, traumatic experiences. By going back to get some emotional needs met for your child parts, this helps the kids to not be developmentally frozen in those early traumatic years. Freeing the child parts from the trauma states, and then allowing them to play in healthy environments helps to meet some of those emotional and social needs.

The older, protective, and nurturing parts of your system need to be involved with the child parts in planning times for the children to play. Having one or more of these trusted caretakers staying co-conscious and co-present with the child parts will help the kids to feel loved and protected while they are playing.

Sincerely,

Kathy Broady, LMSW-ACP
Clinical Director